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February 12, 2015

Program 1655: Love Songs (February 12, 2015) Week 7

Move beyond the traditional notion of romantic love this week to hear of a bond with landscape, language, and the natural world – all in the finest music from Celtic roots.

Venus in Tweeds...by Shooglenifty from Venus in Tweeds (Greentrax) The Gowden Locks of Anna…by MacAlias from Highwired (Greentrax) Jim Batty’s/The Bloom of Youth…by Michael McGoldrick & John McSherry from At First Light (Vertical Records) To The Homeland…by Maura O’Connell from Walls & Windows (Sugar Hill) I Love the Trees…by Nomos from Set You Free (Green Linnet)Suite de Ridees…by Tony McManus from Ceol More (Greentrax) Voices of the Land…by Maire Brennan from Maire (Atlantic) Gi’e Me Lass Wi’ a Lump o’ Land…by Ian F. Benzie from I’se The B’y (Lochshore) ID Excerpt: Dans Fisel...by Tony McManus from Tony McManus (Greentrax) A’ The Airts…by Ceolbeg from Seeds to the Wind (Greentrax) Wild West Waltz…by Wendy Stewart from About Time (Greentrax) The Beauty Spot/The Maid Behind the Barrel…by Danu from All Things Considered (Shanachie) More Than Just a Dram…by Robin Laing from The Angel’s Share (Greentrax) Aibreann - The Last Pint…by Lunasa from Lunasa (Compass) Tail Toddle Finale…by Skyedance from Skyedance - Live in Spain (Culburnie)

February 5, 2015

Program 1654: Nuala Kennedy and A.J. Roach (February 5, 2015) Week 6

Hear how two musicians, raised over 4,000 miles apart, share a deep musical connection. Flute player and singer Nuala (pron: Noo-la) Kennedy is from the east coast of Ireland. Her husband, singer and songwriter A.J. Roach was raised in southwestern Virginia. Nuala grew up with many Ulster ballads and tunes that were carried across the ocean to take root in the mountains and hollows of A.J.’s homeland. The pair chat with Fiona and share some music.

The area of wilderness known as the Muir of Gormack was first mentioned in 1776 by scholars who labeled it a “Caledonian Camp” for its prehistoric remains of hut-circles, cairns and decorated stones. Dougie MacLean evokes the setting and imagines the ancient culture in “Muir of Gormack – a Pictish story.”

Prepare your way for the year ahead with a fresh musical start and a chance to discover artists whose careers are destined to gather momentum in the coming months.

Lili's Hornpipe...by Ailie Robertson from Little Lights (Lorimer)Follow the Heron...by Karine Polwart from Favourite Scottish Songs (Greentrax)I am Grateful for What I Have...by Sarah McQuaid from The Silver Lining (Waterbug)Medusa...by James Keelaghan from House of Cards (Borealis)Óran an t-Slaightear...by Cruinn from Stóras (www.cruinn.net)Terras do Norte...by Kep Junquera featuring Os Cempés from A Way to the Atlantic (www.galiciantunes.com)Seeing Time (Song for Sky)...by Silver Sole featuring Gina MacLeod from Silver Sole (www.ginamacleod.com)[ID Excerpt] La Gueussinette...by Ailie Robertson from Little Lights (Lorimer)I Ain't Got No Home...by The Gaslight Tinkers from The Gaslight Tinkers (www.thegaslighttinkers.com)Sleeping Tune...by The New England Irish Harp Ensemble from Another Country Heard From... (www.neilho.org)My Mary...by Jim Malcolm from The Corncrake (Beltane)Sören's Waltz...by Aryeh Frankfurter from A Step in Time (Lionharp.com)O'Neill's March...by Tony MacMahon & Steve Cooney from Live in Spiddal (Raelach)Breton Dance Set: Gavotte/Bouree d'Aurore Sand/French Musette...by Maggie Sansone from A Hamamered Dulcimer Collection (Maggie's Music)

January 1, 2015

Program 1649: Jean Redpath (January 1, 2015) Week 1

Singer Jean Redpath first traveled from Scotland to the U.S. in 1961 and was soon immersed in the American folk scene. She went on to perform throughout the world, released over forty recordings, and won the hearts of public radio listeners through her many appearances on A Prairie Home Companion. Host Fiona Ritchie met with Jean to reminisce about five decades of sharing songs.

South Wind...by Jean Redpath from A Fine Song for Singing (Philo/Rounder) The Lass o' Gowrie...by Jean Redpath from Will Ye No Come Back Again? (Greentrax) The Kirk Swaree...by Jean Redpath from Now & Then (Jean Redpath) Mill o' Tifty's Annie...by Jean Redpath from Song of the Seals (New Rounder)With God On Our Side...by Bob Dylan from The Times They Are A-Changin' (Columbia) [ID excerpt] Miss Admiral Gordon's Strathspey...by Alasdair Fraser, Jay Unger, Abby Newton from Jean Redpath's album Leaving the Land (Rounder) My Love, She's But a Lassie Yet...by Jean Redpath from The Songs of Robert Burns, Vol 7 (Greentrax) O, Merry Hae I Been...by Jean Redpath from The Songs of Robert Burns, Vol 7 (Greentrax) Tuna the Food of My Soul...by Jean Redpath, Garrison Keillor, Prudence Johnston, Philip Brunelle from Prairie Home Comedy, Vol 2 (High Bridge) Quiet...by Jean Redpath from Now & Then (Jean Redpath) The Minstrel Show...by Garrison Keillor, Jean Redpath, Kate MacKenzie and the cast from A Prairie Home Companion Final Performance, Vol 2 (High Bridge)

December 25, 2014

Program 1648: Midwinter Musing (December 25, 2014) Week 52

Travel into the traditions of midwinter through some spellbinding music of the season.

Enter the spirit of a traditional Scottish, Irish and Welsh Yuletide this week with Fiona Ritchie and special guest Cerys Matthews. The Welsh singer-songwriter and broadcaster has recorded “A Child’s Christmas in Wales” by Dylan Thomas to mark the poet's centenary year. Cerys tells Fiona about the project, set to original music she composed with Mason Neely, and narrates excerpts from this timeless holiday classic.

Three decades after her journey into national radio started, Fiona meets up with the man who was her very first interview: Alan Reid, known for his long career with the legendary Battlefield Band.

Joseph McDonald's Jig/The Snuff Wife/The Thief of Lochaber...by Battlefield Band from Home Is Where The Van Is (Temple) Cockle Geordie...by Battlefield Band from Home Is Where The Van Is (Temple)The Presbyterian Hornpipe/The Watchmaker's Daughter/The Hurricane...by Battlefield Band from There's a Buzz (Temple) The Dear Green Place...by Alan Reid from Collection (Temple) The Devil's Courtship...by Alan Reid from Collection (Temple)[ID Excerpt] The Wilton Street Dawdle...by Alan Reid from The Sunlit Eye (Temple) The Last Lighthouse Keeper...by Alan Reid and Rob van Sante from Under the Blue (Red Sands Records) The Gairdner's Son...by Alan Reid and Rob van Sante from The Adventures of John Paul Jones (Red Sands Records) The Road of Tears...by Alan Reid from Collection (Temple) Stovies/Trip to Raasay/The Cailleach With The Crash Helmet...by Alan Reid and Rob van Sante from Under the Blue (Red Sands Records)

December 4, 2014

Program 1645: Music Migration (December 4, 2014) Week 49

Fiona recalls the connections that captured her attention when she first traveled in the U.S. in the early 1980s by exploring what ties her world to the music of the Southern Mountains.

There's more to this roots music business than high-energy dance tunes. Kick back with some soothing voices (Maire Brennan, Dougie MacLean, Karen Matheson) and some free-spirited instrumentals (Davy Spillane, William Jackson, Michael McGoldrick).